outduel

verb

out·​duel ˌau̇t-ˈd(y)ü-əl 

outdueled; outdueling; outduels

transitive verb

: to defeat or outdo in a duel or competition

If their games start opening up during five-on-five play, they feel like they have the skill to outduel any team.

—Chris Hine

Examples of outduel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Peterson outduels Dybantsa — for a half The first half of a battle between presumptive top-3 NBA draft picks Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa left no doubt who should be the top choice, writes CJ Moore. —Torrey Hart, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026

Josh Allen and the Bills outduel the Chiefs In a matchup of two of the game’s brightest stars, Bills quarterback Josh Allen bested Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs in the weekend’s highest-profile game, winning 28-21. —Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025

That’s the question that could determine Friday’s game, as TCU’s deep receiving corps of Eric McAlister, Jordan Dwyer and Joseph Manjack will aim to outduel Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025

But Super Bowl 57 will bring a different type of challenge in trying to outduel Mahomes. —USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outduel

• cruel
• dual
• duel
• fuel
• gruel
• jewel
• newel
• accrual
• nonfuel
• refuel
• renewal
• biofuel